These are both recent pictures taken at Gobions but I am struggling to identify them. I have no idea how to approach naming the fungi though a friend suggested it was upbrella lampostii - I am sure someone out there can do better. According to my book the butterfly is an Adonis Blue but others have said it could be a Common Blue. Does anyone know how to tell them apart? This picture is a composite of two shots of the same butterfly and the side an top view are of the same fungi specimen.

Webman, the butterfly is a male Common Blue. In the Adonis Blue, the white fringes to the wings have thin black lines cutting through. As you can see in the picture, the white fringes are not cut into little sections by black lines. The Adonis Blue has more brilliant coloration. It is also a rare butterfly limited in range to south-facing downland slopes, and would not be found in wooded environments unlike the Common Blue which has more catholic habitat preferences.

Thanks, Nobby. Do both butterflies have the same underwing markings or has my book mixed up the pictures? David, I used 'layer masks' for composite pictures in GIMP or Adobe Elements. I'll look up the camera settings and send them later.

This is a recent photo taken in Gobions wood of a large fungus (8 inches across). Can't find it in my books yet but still working on a name. It appears to have a brown soup in the bottom which is collecting flies - is it a carnivorous fungus?Also caught a Large Skipper in the field. The area seems to be a bit thin on butterflies at the moment, though.

Its that time of year again and here is my first fungi of the year. I also wondered if anyone can put a name to this moth? I've gone through hundred on online pictures and my books. It must be indigenous as it is exactly 1 inch long.

Thank you Chris, Chris and Editor. Neither of my moth books had that one listed - now on their way to a charity shop - I love some of the other names though. In particular I would like to see a "tufted bird dropping", "common idia" or even an "implicit arches".